Ravens-Steelers Stats

Baltimore 14 0 3 9—26
Pittsburgh 0 14 0 0—14
First Quarter

Bal_J.Brown 33 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick), 10:45.

Bal_Collins 3 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick), 8:03.

Second Quarter

Pit_FG Boswell 34, 14:07.

Pit_FG Boswell 39, 6:26.

Pit_A.Brown 26 pass from Roethlisberger (Conner pass from Roethlisberger), 2:50.

Third Quarter

Bal_FG Tucker 47, 3:58.

Fourth Quarter

Bal_FG Tucker 49, 11:42.

Bal_FG Tucker 28, 3:37.

Bal_FG Tucker 31, 1:56.

A_62,030.

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Bal Pit
First downs 24 14
Total Net Yards 451 284
Rushes-yards 30-96 11-19
Passing 355 265
Punt Returns 1-4 1-3
Kickoff Returns 3-57 4-80
Interceptions Ret. 1-16 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 28-42-0 27-47-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-8 1-9
Punts 4-43.8 5-41.2
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 7-50 5-40
Time of Possession 35:03 24:57

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING_Baltimore, Collins 11-42, J.Allen 10-30, Jackson 4-17, Turner 1-4, Moore 1-3, J.Brown 1-3, Flacco 2-(minus 3). Pittsburgh, Conner 9-19, Switzer 1-1, Roethlisberger 1-(minus 1).

PASSING_Baltimore, Flacco 28-42-0-363. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 27-47-1-274.

RECEIVING_Baltimore, Snead 6-56, M.Williams 5-51, J.Brown 3-116, Boyle 3-36, Crabtree 3-29, J.Allen 2-17, Andrews 2-12, Moore 1-19, White 1-14, Turner 1-10, Collins 1-3. Pittsburgh, Switzer 7-32, McDonald 5-62, A.Brown 5-62, Smith-Schuster 4-60, Conner 3-25, Washington 2-10, James 1-23.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.

Flacco throws 2 TD passes, Ravens trip up Steelers 26-14

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Flacco threw a pair of early touchdown passes, Justin Tucker kicked four second-half field goals and the Baltimore Ravens pulled away from the Pittsburgh Steelers 26-14 on Sunday night.

Flacco completed 28 of 42 passes for 363 yards and TD passes to John Brown and Alex Collins as the Ravens (3-1) ended a three-game losing streak to their AFC North rivals. Tucker accounted for all the scoring after halftime as Baltimore ended Pittsburgh’s long run of success on Sunday nights.

The Steelers (1-2-1) came in having won nine straight Sunday night appearances, a streak that included a pair of victories over the Ravens. Baltimore brought Pittsburgh’s run to an abrupt end by shutting down Pittsburgh in the second half.

Ben Roethlisberger finished 27 of 47 for 274 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Steelers. Antonio Brown caught five passes for 62 yards, including his second touchdown pass in as many weeks.

Mayfield's 4 turnovers mar promising 1st start for Browns

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Baker Mayfield spun out of sacks and turned them into big plays, led Cleveland to its highest-scoring game in more than a decade and showed why the Browns thought highly enough of him to make him the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft.

Mayfield’s first NFL start would have gone down as a major success if not for some untimely turnovers and a replay review that allowed the Oakland Raiders to rally for the late tying score before winning in overtime.

Instead, it ended up like so many other games for the hapless Browns since they returned to the NFL in 1999.

Mayfield threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns, but also committed four turnovers that helped the Raiders deny the Browns their first back-to-back wins in four years with a 45-42 overtime victory on Sunday.

“We turned the ball over too many times, gave them a chance,” Mayfield said. “In this league, when you turn the ball over like we did today, like I did, you’re not going to win those games. We saw the end result of that.”

Mayfield put the Browns (1-2-1) in an early hole when his pass on the second drive of the game deflected off receiver Antonio Callaway’s hands and went right to Gareon Conley , who returned the interception 36 yards for a touchdown.

Then he showed the big-play ability that helped him win the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma, become the No. 1 pick and convince the Browns to put him in far earlier in the season than originally planned.

He got his first career TD on a 49-yard pass to Darren Fells in the second quarter and put Cleveland up 28-14 with a 2-yard strike to Jarvis Landry in the third.

But then Mayfield got stripped on a sack by Maurice Hurst and fumbled a snap from JC Tretter to set up two short TD drives for the Raiders, who then built a 34-28 lead early in the fourth quarter.

“He’s going to learn,” coach Hue Jackson said. “He’s got football intelligence. Today, as he goes through it, he’ll understand, and we’ve talked about it a little bit, just how important those things are. You got to be team-protecting in certain situations, but you don’t want to rein him in, because I like the things he’s doing.”

Mayfield then showed his resiliency, connecting on a 49-yard pass to Callaway that set up Carlos Hyde’s go-ahead 1-yard run. Nick Chubb added a 41-yard TD run and Mayfield seemed poised to become just the third of 30 Browns starting QBs to win his first start with the franchise since 1999 when the defense stopped the Raiders at the 9 with less than two minutes left.

Hyde appeared to seal the game with a third-down conversion only to have it overturned on replay when the officials ruled his elbow touched the ground before he reached the marker.

“It had to be a heck of a review to turn that over on the third and short,” Mayfield said. “I don’t know. Any time you put it in somebody else’s hands, it’s not always going to turn out your way. You’ve got to control what you can control and execute better.”

That forced a punt and Derek Carr led the Raiders on a game-tying drive.

Mayfield got the ball back at the 25 and completed two quick passes to move the ball into Oakland territory before his deep pass was intercepted by Reggie Nelson with 7 seconds left, forcing overtime.

Mayfield got one drive in OT, but threw an incomplete pass on third down and never got another chance. He was unable to back up his comeback win in relief against the Jets that snapped Cleveland’s 19-game winless streak last week with another victory.

“I feel bad for our defense,” Mayfield said. “We gave the Raiders a chance to be on offense too many times. When you give an offense like that, with the players they have, so many chances, it’s not going to turn out well for you.”

Despite the loss, there’s plenty of reason for optimism around the Browns, who believe the two-decade search for a quarterback has finally ended.

“I love Mayfield,” Raiders coach Jon Gruden said. “The way he plays, the confidence that he has. He got out of trouble and made some unbelievable throws under fire today. He has a bright future. Cleveland has their quarterback. They’ve been complaining about not having one for a while. It’s pretty obvious they have one.”

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The Latest: Ravens lead Steelers 17-14 after 3 quarters

The Latest on Week 4 in the NFL (all times EDT):

10:45 p.m.

The Baltimore Ravens are 15 minutes away from ending a three-game losing streak to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Ravens lead 17-14 through three quarters at Heinz Field. Justin Tucker pushed Baltimore in front with a 47-yard field goal.

The Steelers have been dominant in prime-time games of late. Pittsburgh has won nine consecutive games under the lights. The streak includes a pair of victories over the Ravens.

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9:55 p.m.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens are tied at 14 at the half.

Joe Flacco has a pair of touchdown passe for Baltimore. Ben Roethlisberger hit Antonio Brown for a 26-yard score that helped the Steelers draw even.

The game turned early in the second quarter when Baltimore running back Alex Collins fumbled at the Pittsburgh 1 and the Steelers recovered. It was the first red-zone trip by the Ravens this season that did not end in a touchdown.

Close games are nothing new for one of the NFL’s most bitter rivalries. Five of the last seven meetings have been decided by four points or less.

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9:10 p.m.

The Baltimore Ravens are out to a quick 14-3 lead over Pittsburgh.

Joe Flacco hit John Brown for a 33-yard touchdown stike on Baltimore’s first possession. The Ravens then forced a fumble and it took Flacco just four plays to finish off a touchdown drive when he hit Alex Collins for a 2-yard score to put Baltimore up 14.

Baltimore is 13 for 13 on scoring touchdowns in the red zone this season.

Pittsburgh’s Chris Boswell made a 34-yard field goal to put Pittsburgh on the board early in the second quarter. The Steelers have won nine consecutive primetime games.

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6:51 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas has been carted off the field after injuring his left leg in the fourth quarter against the Arizona Cardinals.

Thomas was injured while covering Chad Williams, who caught a 22-yard touchdown pass from Josh Rosen to tie the game at 17-all. Thomas’ lower left leg seemed to buckle as he dove on top of Williams in the end zone.

Seattle’s players gathered around as the trainers worked on Thomas and his leg was put in an air cast before he was driven off.

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6:10 p.m.

The San Francisco 49ers are having to do some major reshuffling on the offensive line with both of their tackles out.

Left tackle Joe Staley injured his knee during the second quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers and right tackle Mike McGlinchey, the team’s first-round pick, was injured on the first series of the third quarter.

Shon Coleman, who the Niners acquired from Cleveland after the final game of the preseason, is in at left tackle and five-year veteran Garry Gilliam is the right tackle.

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5:10 p.m.

C.J. Beathard is off to a solid beginning in his first start of the season for the San Francisco 49ers.

Beathard, who has taken over the quarterback duties after Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a season-ending knee injury last week in Kansas City, was 5 of 6 for 44 yards in the first quarter as the Niners lead the Los Angeles Chargers 14-6 at the end of the first quarter.

After Caleb Sturgis missed a 54-yard field goal, Beathard led the Niners 56 yards in six plays, culminating in a 2-yard touchdown toss to Kendrick Bourne.

Beathard lost five of his six starts last season before being replaced by Garoppolo, who the Niners acquired from the Patriots

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5 p.m.

The Los Angeles Chargers’ problems with missed extra points during Anthony Lynn’s tenure continue.

Following Antonio Gates’ 5-yard touchdown reception from Philip Rivers, Caleb Sturgis was wide right on his point-after attempt as the Chargers trail San Francisco 14-6 late in the first quarter.

That is the Chargers’ seventh missed PAT since the start of last season, which is the most in the NFL. They had only one in the first two seasons that extra points were moved back.

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4:50 p.m.

San Francisco wide receiver Dante Pettis is questionable to return after suffering a knee injury against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Pettis was carted off during the first quarter. The second-round pick has three receptions this season for 96 yards and a touchdown.

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4:40 p.m.

In its first game without Jimmy Garoppolo, the defense has provided San Francisco with an early lift.

On the third play against the Chargers, linebacker Antone Exum Jr. picked off a Philip Rivers pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown to give the Niners a 7-0 lead 57 seconds into the game at StubHub Center.

It is the first interception of Exum’s career and the second time in the past six games dating back to last season that the Niners have returned an interception for a touchdown.

It is the 23rd Pick Six of Rivers’ career, which is second among active quarterbacks. New Orleans’ Drew Brees has 27.

— Joe Reedy reporting from Carson, California.

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4:18 p.m.

The Josh Rosen era has begun in the desert.

The rookie quarterback started his first game for the Arizona Cardinals against the Seattle Seahawks. Rosen played 11 snaps in place of Sam Bradford last week against Chicago, throwing an interception in the 16-14 loss.

First-year coach Steve Wilks named Rosen the starter this week. The 10th overall pick of this year’s draft, Rosen misfired on his first two passes and was sacked on Arizona’s opening drive.

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3:30 p.m.

The Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers each have wide receivers being evaluated for head injuries.

Bills wideout Kelvin Benjamin left the game in the third quarter after absorbing a hard hit from Ha Ha Clinton-Dix that led to an interception for the Packers safety.

The Packers’ Geronimo Allison left later in the quarter after taking a hard hit from a Bills defensive back on an incompletion.

Green Bay has a 19-0 lead going into the fourth quarter.

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3:05 p.m.

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has headed to the locker room with an ankle injury.

Gronkowski left the Patriots matchup with the Dolphins in the third quarter and limped off the field favoring his right leg.

Just moments before the injury, Gronkowski hauled in his fourth catch of the day, the 491st of his career. It marked a franchise record for catches by a tight end, passing Ben Coates.

The Patriots lead the Dolphins 31-0.

— Kyle Hightower, reporting from Foxborough, Mass.

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3 p.m.

Jameis Winston has replaced Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback for Tampa Bay.

Winston entered the game to start the second half with the Buccaneers trailing the Bears 38-3 and promptly got intercepted by Danny Trevathan.

Khalil Mack appeared to tip the ball on a pass rush as he released the pass.

Winston rejoined the team following a three-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. His punishment stemmed from the league’s investigation of an accusation that the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner groped a female Uber driver during a ride in Arizona in March 2016.

Fitzpatrick was 9 of 18 for 126 yards and got sacked two times.

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2:57 p.m.

Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert was carted off the field after going down with a lower right leg injury early in the third quarter at Atlanta.

Eifert caught a 2-yard pass and was tackled by De’Vondre Campbell and was also hit by Jack Crawford as he crumpled to the turf.

Eifert, the Bengals’ third-leading receiver this season, immediately was on his back in pain. The medical staff stabilized his leg and lifted him onto the cart.

His teammates came over to offer encouragement, and Eifert appeared emotional as he left the field.

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2:46 p.m.

The Bears’ Khalil Mack had a strip-sack in the first half against Tampa Bay.

That made him the first player with a sack and forced fumble in four straight games since Robert Mathis in 2005.

A two-time All-Pro, Mack got traded to the Bears by Oakland on Sept. 1.

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2:45 p.m.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have ruled out two starters for the rest of the day against the New York Jets, including running back Leonard Fournette.

Fournette left the game with tightness in his right hamstring in the second quarter. He returned for a few plays, but was ruled out at halftime.

Fournette missed the previous two games with the same injury, making his setback concerning.

Center Brandon Linder also was ruled out at the break with a back injury.

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2:44 p.m.

The Buffalo Bills are having a miserable day at Lambeau Field.

Mason Crosby kicked a 52-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to give the Green Bay Packers a 16-0 lead.

The Bills look nothing like the team that beat the Vikings 27-6 on the road last week in Minnesota. Rookie quarterback Josh Allen is 5 of 19 for 58 yards and an interception late in the first half. He made an ill-timed pass under pressure outside the pocket that was picked off in the end zone by rookie cornerback Jaire Alexander.

The Packers’ defense has contained the mobile Allen, who made the highlight reel last week for hurdling over Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr on a first-down run.

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2:42 p.m.

Chicago’s Mitchell Trubisky threw for five touchdowns in the first half, helping the Bears build a 38-3 lead over Tampa Bay.

The only NFL player with more in a single half was Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers with six against Chicago in the first two quarters of a romp at Lambeau Field on Nov. 9, 2014.

Sid Luckman holds the Bears’ record for TD passes in a game with seven against the New York Giants in 1943.

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2:40 p.m.

Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri made a 42-yard field goal with 2 seconds left in the first half to break the NFL’s career record.

The 23-year veteran has 566 field goals — one more than Hall of Famer Morten Andersen. And he achieved the feat on his home turf, just a short drive from where Andersen played high school football.

After the kick, Vinatieri celebrated briefly with holder Rigoberto Sanchez, long snapper Luke Rhodes and the rest of the kicking unit. But that was the extent of the celebration for the 45-year-old Vinatieri, who is the league’s oldest active player.

He has moved within 31 points of breaking Andersen’s career scoring record of 2,544 points.

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2:30 p.m.

Chicago Bears defensive tackle Akiem Hicks has been ejected from the game against Tampa Bay for pushing an official.

Hicks was scuffling with a Buccaneers player when he shoved the official. The incident occurred on the other side of the field after Eddie Jackson intercepted a pass by Ryan Fitzpatrick late in the first half.

Also, Bears linebacker Sam Acho left the game with a pectoral injury. Acho was injured in the first half.

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2:05 p.m.

Aaron Rodgers has thrown his first interception of the year. It came on a pass over the middle that was deflected by linebacker Tremaine Edmunds that ended up being high and slightly behind tight end Jimmy Graham.

Rodgers is 7 of 11 for 98 yards with a score. Safety Jordan Poyer picked the ball out of the air for the interception. The Bills though were unable to take advantage on the rare turnover by Rodgers and were forced to punt. It was Buffalo’s fourth three-and-out in five drives. Green Bay leads 13-0 midway through the second quarter.

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2 p.m.

An unnamed stadium security guard was taken off the field on a stretcher late in the first quarter during the Texans-Colts game.

Team officials said he was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Colts spokesman Matt Conti said no other updates will be given because of privacy rules.

The security guard was injured when a player ran into him on a punt. It came just about the same time Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton received a rousing ovation after returning to the sideline with what the Colts described as a chest injury.

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1:45 p.m.

Green Bay Packers tight end Jimmy Graham has his first official Lambeau Leap.

Graham caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers with 5:15 left in the first quarter, though the Mason Crosby missed the extra point to keep the score at 6-0.

Graham had a touchdown catch wiped out a couple of weeks ago by a penalty. He joined the Packers in the offseason as a free agent.

Rodgers is moving a little better in his third game since injuring his left knee. He is 5 of 7 for 72 yards.

For the Bills, safety Micah Hyde is questionable to return with a groin injury. Hyde is returning to Lambeau Field for the first time since leaving the Packers as a free agent after the 2016 season.

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1:40 p.m.

Patriots’ Tom Brady has thrown his third interception of the season. This one was a deep, third down pass over the middle that was picked off by Dolphins cornerback Bobby McCain at the 1:36 mark of the first quarter.

Brady didn’t throw his third interception last season until Week 11 against Miami.

The Patriots lead 3-0 at the end of the first quarter.

— Kyle Hightower, reporting from Foxborough, Mass.

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1:30 p.m.

Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard has hurt a shoulder in the first quarter against Philadelphia and is questionable to return.

Woodyard is the Titans’ leading tackler this season. The 11-year veteran was hurt tackling Eagles tight end Zach Ertz at the end of a 17-yard reception on Philadelphia’s opening series of the game.

Woodyard walked to the sideline on his own and was evaluated inside the tent behind the bench.

Jayon Brown replaced Woodyard and pressured Carson Wentz into an incompletion on third down, forcing a punt.

— Teresa M. Walker reporting from Nashville, Tennessee

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1:15 p.m.

Indianapolis Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton walked straight to the locker room after landing hard on his shoulder following a 40-yard catch-and-run against Houston.

It was unclear what Hilton’s injury was and there was no immediate announcement.

The four-time Pro Bowler’s big play set up Indy’s first score, a 4-yard TD pass from Luck to Zach Pascal. Luck extended his streak of consecutive games with a TD pass to 27, tying Peyton Manning for the second-longest total in franchise history.

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1:05 p.m.

Dolphins running back Frank Gore has become the eighth running back in NFL history to appear in 200 NFL games.

Gore took the field in the first quarter of Miami’s matchup with the Patriots.

With 14,124 rushing yards, Gore entered the game ranked fourth on the NFL’s all-time rushing list behind only Emmitt Smith (18,335), Walter Payton (16,726) and Barry Sanders (15,269).

— Kyle Hightower, reporting from Foxborough, Mass.

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1 p.m.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are sticking with Ryan Fitzpatrick as their starting quarterback over Jameis Winston.

Fitzpatrick started against the Chicago Bears on Sunday after Winston rejoined the team following a three-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.

Fitzpatrick has thrown for a league-leading 1,230 yards and 11 TDs. He is the first player in NFL history to top 400 yards passing in three consecutive games.

The discipline against Winston stemmed from the league’s investigation of an accusation that the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner groped a female Uber driver during a ride in Arizona in March 2016.

Defensive tackle Vita Vea, the No. 12 overall draft pick this year, is active for the first time after being sidelined by a calf injury.

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1 p.m.

Dolphins receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson both kneeled during the national anthem before their team’s game against the Patriots and defensive end Robert Quinn raised his right fist.

All three have staged similar demonstrations during the anthem before their team’s other games this season.

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NFL Today, Week 4

SCOREBOARD

Monday, Oct. 1

Kansas City at Denver, 8:15 p.m. The Chiefs have won five straight in the series following seven straight losses. Patrick Mahomes has an NFL-record 13 TDs through three games and zero interceptions, and will go up against a Broncos defense that ranks 22nd against the pass. Meanwhile, Case Keenum has struggled to start the season for the Broncos with three TDs and five INTs while completing just 61 percent of his passes.

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STARS

Passing

— Mitchell Trubisky, Bears, threw a career-high six touchdown passes — one shy of the NFL record — to lift Chicago to a 48-10 rout of Tampa Bay.

— Deshaun Watson, Texans, was 29 of 42 with 375 yards, two touchdown passes and one interception, and also rushed six times for 41 yards and his first rushing score of the season in Houston’s 37-34 OT win at Indianapolis.

— Blake Bortles, Jaguars, passed for a career-high 388 yards with two TDs and an INT to help Jacksonville to a 31-12 win over the New York Jets.

— Derek Carr, Raiders, threw four TD passes and a game-tying 2-point conversion with 30 seconds left in regulation, helping Oakland top Cleveland 45-42 in overtime.

— Tom Brady, Patriots, threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns and New England handed Miami its first loss of the season in a 38-7 rout.

— Andrew Luck, Colts, was 40 of 62 for a career-high 464 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions in Indianapolis’ 37-34 overtime loss to Houston.

— Matt Ryan, Falcons, had 419 yards passing and three touchdowns in Atlanta’s 37-36 loss to Cincinnati.

— Philip Rivers, Chargers, threw for three touchdowns and helped Los Angeles rally for a 29-27 victory over San Francisco.

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Rushing

— Alvin Kamara, Saints, ran for three second-half touchdowns and finished with 134 yards on 19 carries in New Orleans’ 33-18 victory over the New York Giants.

— Ezekiel Elliott, Cowboys, had a career-high 240 all-purpose yards, with 152 yards rushing on a season-high 25 carries and 88 receiving — highlighted by a 38-yard touchdown on a screen in the second quarter — in Dallas’ 26-24 win over Detroit.

— Sony Michel, Patriots, rushed 25 times for 112 yards and his first career touchdown to help New England beat Miami 38-7.

— Mike Davis, Seahawks, ran for 101 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 21 carries to help Seattle to a 20-17 victory at Arizona.

— Marshawn Lynch, Raiders, ran for 130 yards for his most productive game in four years as Oakland topped Cleveland 45-42 in overtime.

— Giovani Bernard, Bengals, had two touchdown runs in Cincinnati’s 37-36 win at Atlanta.

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Receiving

— Golden Tate, Lions, caught two touchdown passes and finished with eight receptions for 132 yards in Detroit’s 26-24 loss at Dallas.

— DeAndre Hopkins, and Keke Coutee, Texans. Hopkins had eight catches for 134 yards and a touchdown, while Coutee had 11 receptions for 109 yards in Houston’s 37-34 overtime win at Indianapolis.

— Corey Davis, Titans, had nine receptions for 161 yards, including a winning 10-yard catch in overtime to lift Tennessee to a 26-20 victory over Philadelphia.

— Julio Jones, Falcons, caught nine passes for 173 yards in Atlanta’s 37-36 loss to Cincinnati.

— Dede Westbrook, Jaguars, had nine receptions for 130 yards to help lift Jacksonville to a 31-12 win over the New York Jets.

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Special Teams

— Adam Vinatieri, Colts, became the league’s career leader in field goals when he made a 42-yarder with 2 seconds left in the first half of Indianapolis’ 37-34 overtime loss to Houston and extended the mark to 567 with a 44-yarder in the extra period.

— Brett Maher, Cowboys, kicked a 38-yard field goal — his fourth kick of the game — as time expired, lifting Dallas to a 26-24 victory over Detroit.

— Ka’imi Fairbairn, Texans, took advantage of his second chance on a 37-yard field goal attempt, making it as time expired in overtime to give Houston a 37-34 victory over Indianapolis. He had missed the first kick wide left, just after Indy called timeout.

— Sebastian Janikowski, Seahawks, kicked a 52-yard field goal as time expired to give Seattle a 20-17 victory over Arizona.

— Keith Tandy, Falcons, blocked Kevin Huber’s punt on Cincinnati’s first drive of the second half in Atlanta’s 37-36 loss.

— Wil Lutz, Saints, matched his career high with four field goals in New Orleans’ 33-18 win over the New York Giants.

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Defense

— Demarcus Lawrence, Cowboys, matched his career high with three sacks in Dallas’ 26-24 win over Detroit, and has at least half a sack in all four games.

— Jadeveon Clowney, Texans, recovered a botched snap in the end zone for a touchdown and had two sacks in Houston’s 37-34 overtime win at Indianapolis.

— Antone Exum, 49ers, put San Francisco on the board 57 seconds into the game when he picked off Philip Rivers’ pass intended for Keenan Allen and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown in a 29-27 loss to the Chargers.

— Kyler Fackrell, Packers, had three of Green Bay’s seven sacks in a 22-0 victory over Buffalo.

— Gareon Conley, Raiders, returned his first interception 36 yards for a touchdown in Oakland’s 45-42 overtime win over Cleveland.

— Takkarist McKinley, Falcons, had three sacks in Atlanta’s 37-36 loss to Cincinnati.

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MILESTONES

Adam Vinatieri became the league’s career leader in field goals when he made a 42-yarder with 2 seconds left in the first half of Indianapolis’ 37-34 overtime loss and extended the mark to 567 with a 44-yarder to give the Colts a 34-31 lead in the extra period. The 45-year-old kicker moved past Hall of Famer Morten Andersen, who had 565 career field goals. … Andrew Luck broke the Colts’ single-game franchise record for attempts (62), tied the franchise mark for completions (40), wound up second in franchise history for single-game yards (464) and came within a whisker of tying the franchise’s largest regular-season comeback (21). … Miami’s Frank Gore became the eighth running back in NFL history to appear in 200 NFL games. … Philip Rivers passed for 250 yards in the Los Angeles Chargers’ 29-27 win over San Francisco, giving him 51,504 for his career and passing John Elway (51,475) for eighth on the NFL’s all-time list.

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STREAKS & STATS

Chicago’s Khalil Mack had a strip-sack in the first half of the Bears’ 48-10 win over Tampa Bay, making him the first player with a sack and forced fumble in four straight games since Robert Mathis for Indianapolis in 2005. … New England’s Tom Brady improved to 15-1 as a starter against Miami with a 38-7 rout. … Since 2002, the Patriots are 7-0 after back-to-back losses. … Cordarrelle Patterson became the 70th player to catch a touchdown pass from Brady. It tied Brady with Vinny Testaverde for the most players with a touchdown reception from a single quarterback in NFL history. … Green Bay dominated Buffalo 22-0 for its first shutout since a 9-0 win over the Jets in 2010. … Cleveland’s Nick Chubb had just three carries in a 45-42 OT loss at Oakland, but the first went for a 63-yard score in the second quarter and the last went for 41 yards and another TD. He finished with for 105 yards.

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BONUS FOOTBALL

At least one game has gone to overtime in each of the first four weeks of the season, joining the 1979, ’83 and 2002 seasons as the only campaigns to feature at least one OT game in each of its first four weeks. On Sunday, Houston beat Indianapolis 37-34, Tennessee topped Philadelphia 26-23, and Oakland edged Cleveland 45-42.

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TRU DOMINANCE

Chicago’s Mitchell Trubisky threw six touchdown passes in a 48-10 win over Tampa Bay, finishing one TD pass short of the NFL and franchise marks. Sid Luckman set the Bears record against the New York Giants in 1943, and is tied with seven others in NFL history to throw seven TD passes in a game. Trubisky had never thrown for more than two touchdowns in a game, but he threw for five in the first half alone as Chicago grabbed a 38-3 lead. The only other player with more in a single half since 1991 was Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers with six in the first two quarters against the Bears in a romp at Lambeau Field in November 2014. The Bears also racked up 483 yards in this one, nearly matching their record of 488 in that same game, on the way to their highest point total since 51-20 victory over Tennessee in 2012.

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STARTS

Miami was denied its first 4-0 start since Hall of Fame coach Don Shula’s last season in 1995 with a 38-7 drubbing at New England. … The Arizona Cardinals are 0-4 for the first time since 1986, two years before they moved from St. Louis.

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BOLD CALL

Instead of punting on fourth-and-4 from his 43-yard line and settling for a tie, Indianapolis coach Frank Reich called for a short, seemingly safe pass from Andrew Luck to Chester Rogers. But Luck’s pass bounced short, the Texans got a 24-yard completion on the next play and Ka’imi Fairbairn made a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give the Houston Texans a 37-34 overtime victory.

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INJURY AND INSULT

Seattle’s Earl Thomas was carted to the locker room with a broken left leg in the fourth quarter of the Seahawks’ 20-17 win at Arizona. Thomas, who’s embroiled in a contract dispute with the team, raised his middle finger toward the Seattle side of the field as he was being carted off. The six-time Pro Bowler held out of training camp while seeking a contract extension and joined the Seahawks a week before the season despite having a contract that expires at the end of this season.

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HELLO, MR. PRESIDENT

Former President Jimmy Carter was presented a No. 39 Falcons jersey, as the 39th U.S. president, before Atlanta’s 37-36 loss to Cincinnati. In a pregame ceremony, Carter was given a birthday cake by team owner Arthur Blank one day before Carter’s 94th birthday. Carter also rang the pregame train horn and yelled “Rise Up” to Falcons fans.

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GORDON DEBUTS

New England wide receiver Josh Gordon made his debut with the team Sunday, finishing with two catches for 32 yards in a 38-7 win over Miami. It was his first playing time in New England since his trade from the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 17. He made his first reception at the 7:27 mark of the first quarter, hauling in a 13-yard grab. Gordon was inactive in Week 3 in New England’s loss to Detroit with a hamstring injury and was limited in practice this week.

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TITANIC WIN

Marcus Mariota hit Corey Davis with a 10-yard touchdown pass just before the end of overtime, rallying Tennessee from a 14-point deficit in the third quarter for a 26-23 win over Philadelphia. The Titans also trailed 23-20 in overtime before coming back again behind Mariota, who in his first start since being knocked out of the season opener with an injured elbow threw for 344 yards and two touchdowns while also running for a score. On the winning drive, the Titans converted three fourth downs, one by penalty. Mariota hit Taywan Taylor with a 19-yarder on fourth-and-15, and Mariota found a wide-open Dion Lewis on fourth-and-2 for a 17-yard gain. Facing third-and-goal and the clock running out, Mariota found Davis for the receiver’s first TD catch in the regular season.

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SWING AND A MISS

Caleb Sturgis missed two extra-point attempts in the Chargers’ 29-27 win over San Francisco. Los Angeles has missed eight PATs since the start of last season, the most in the league. The Chargers have missed 10 extra points since the kick was moved back in 2015, and are one of eight teams in the league to have missed 10 or more.

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SPOILED FIRST START

Baker Mayfield, the No. 1 overall pick, threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns to put Cleveland in position to win, but also committed four turnovers, losing two fumbles and throwing two interceptions in the Browns’ 45-42 overtime loss at Oakland. The Browns were seeking their first back-to-back wins since November 2014. Mayfield’s first start got off to a rough start when his pass on the second play of Cleveland’s second drive deflected off Antonio Callaway and went right to Gareon Conley, who returned his first career interception 36 yards for a TD

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BENGALS ROAR

Andy Dalton threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Green with 7 seconds remaining, lifting the Cincinnati Bengals to a 37-36 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Dalton moved the Bengals 75 yards in about four minutes. He completed two passes on fourth down to Tyler Boyd, who had 11 catches for 100 yards, to keep the drive alive. Green made a diving catch in the right side of the end zone to cap the drive.

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SIDELINED

Seattle safety Earl Thomas left the Seahawks’ 20-17 win at Arizona on a cart with a broken left leg. Angry over his contract situation, Thomas was injured in the fourth quarter while defending Arizona’s Chad Williams, who caught a tying touchdown pass. Thomas, who wanted contract security beyond this season or a trade, made an obscene gesture toward the Seattle side of the field as he was being carted off. The Seahawks also lost starting tight end Will Dissly, who was carted to the locker room in the first quarter with a knee injury. … Cincinnati also lost its tight end, with Tyler Eifert suffering a gruesome lower right leg injury early in the third quarter of the Bengals’ 37-36 victory over Atlanta. … Rob Gronkowski departed New England’s 38-7 victory over Miami in the third quarter with a right ankle problem and did not return. … Indianapolis’ T.Y. Hilton left the Colts’ loss to Houston with a chest injury, returned, and then left again with a hamstring injury. The Texans’ Will Fuller V caught a TD pass but left with a hamstring injury late in the first half.

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SPEAKING

“We should fire every person that was on that field today, starting with me. That was horrific.” — Tampa Bay coach Dirk Koetter after the Buccaneers were routed by Chicago 48-10 on Sunday.

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“I’m tired of growing pains. I think we can do those things better. Those things hadn’t reared their ugly head until now. We can do better. Baker can do better. Our offense can do better. Special teams can do better, defense can do better. So, we’ve got to play better. — Cleveland coach Hue Jackson, whose Browns blew a 14-point second-half lead and lost 45-42 to Oakland in overtime after snapping a 19-game winless streak last week.

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“It feels like my first win in 100 years. It’s great to be back.” — Oakland’s Jon Gruden, who won his first game since returning to coaching from the TV broadcasting booth, a span of 3,591 days.

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49ers-Chargers Stats

San Francisco 14 3 7 3—27
L.A. Chargers 6 11 9 3—29
First Quarter

SF_Exum Jr. 32 interception return (Gould kick), 14:03.

SF_Bourne 2 pass from Beathard (Gould kick), 3:53.

LAC_Gates 5 pass from Rivers (kick failed), :43.

Second Quarter

SF_FG Gould 21, 4:59.

LAC_Ekeler 22 pass from Rivers (Gordon pass from Rivers), :47.

LAC_FG Sturgis 48, :00.

Third Quarter

LAC_Gordon 6 pass from Rivers (kick failed), 10:35.

LAC_FG Sturgis 25, 7:44.

SF_Kittle 82 pass from Beathard (Gould kick), 2:50.

Fourth Quarter

SF_FG Gould 33, 12:39.

LAC_FG Sturgis 21, 7:41.

A_25,397.

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SF LAC
First downs 22 21
Total Net Yards 364 368
Rushes-yards 21-76 27-126
Passing 288 242
Punt Returns 2-5 4-82
Kickoff Returns 4-91 0-0
Interceptions Ret. 1-32 2-90
Comp-Att-Int 23-37-2 25-39-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-10 1-8
Punts 5-47.0 4-43.5
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 4-29 5-49
Time of Possession 27:34 32:26

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING_San Francisco, Breida 9-39, Beathard 7-19, Morris 4-14, Goodwin 1-4. Los Angeles, Gordon 15-104, Ekeler 8-25, Rivers 4-(minus 3).

PASSING_San Francisco, Beathard 23-37-2-298. Los Angeles, Rivers 25-39-1-250.

RECEIVING_San Francisco, Kittle 6-125, Garcon 4-52, Bourne 3-34, Breida 3-32, Goodwin 2-24, Juszczyk 2-15, T.Taylor 2-12, Morris 1-4. Los Angeles, Allen 7-63, Gordon 7-55, Ty.Williams 3-48, Ekeler 2-31, Gates 2-27, Green 2-9, M.Williams 1-15, Benjamin 1-2.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_Los Angeles, Sturgis 54.

The Latest: Ravens and Steelers tied at 14 at halftime

The Latest on Week 4 in the NFL (all times EDT):

9:55 p.m.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens are tied at 14 at the half.

Joe Flacco has a pair of touchdown passe for Baltimore. Ben Roethlisberger hit Antonio Brown for a 26-yard score that helped the Steelers draw even.

The game turned early in the second quarter when Baltimore running back Alex Collins fumbled at the Pittsburgh 1 and the Steelers recovered. It was the first red-zone trip by the Ravens this season that did not end in a touchdown.

Close games are nothing new for one of the NFL’s most bitter rivalries. Five of the last seven meetings have been decided by four points or less.

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9:10 p.m.

The Baltimore Ravens are out to a quick 14-3 lead over Pittsburgh.

Joe Flacco hit John Brown for a 33-yard touchdown stike on Baltimore’s first possession. The Ravens then forced a fumble and it took Flacco just four plays to finish off a touchdown drive when he hit Alex Collins for a 2-yard score to put Baltimore up 14.

Baltimore is 13 for 13 on scoring touchdowns in the red zone this season.

Pittsburgh’s Chris Boswell made a 34-yard field goal to put Pittsburgh on the board early in the second quarter. The Steelers have won nine consecutive primetime games.

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6:51 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas has been carted off the field after injuring his left leg in the fourth quarter against the Arizona Cardinals.

Thomas was injured while covering Chad Williams, who caught a 22-yard touchdown pass from Josh Rosen to tie the game at 17-all. Thomas’ lower left leg seemed to buckle as he dove on top of Williams in the end zone.

Seattle’s players gathered around as the trainers worked on Thomas and his leg was put in an air cast before he was driven off.

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6:10 p.m.

The San Francisco 49ers are having to do some major reshuffling on the offensive line with both of their tackles out.

Left tackle Joe Staley injured his knee during the second quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers and right tackle Mike McGlinchey, the team’s first-round pick, was injured on the first series of the third quarter.

Shon Coleman, who the Niners acquired from Cleveland after the final game of the preseason, is in at left tackle and five-year veteran Garry Gilliam is the right tackle.

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5:10 p.m.

C.J. Beathard is off to a solid beginning in his first start of the season for the San Francisco 49ers.

Beathard, who has taken over the quarterback duties after Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a season-ending knee injury last week in Kansas City, was 5 of 6 for 44 yards in the first quarter as the Niners lead the Los Angeles Chargers 14-6 at the end of the first quarter.

After Caleb Sturgis missed a 54-yard field goal, Beathard led the Niners 56 yards in six plays, culminating in a 2-yard touchdown toss to Kendrick Bourne.

Beathard lost five of his six starts last season before being replaced by Garoppolo, who the Niners acquired from the Patriots

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5 p.m.

The Los Angeles Chargers’ problems with missed extra points during Anthony Lynn’s tenure continue.

Following Antonio Gates’ 5-yard touchdown reception from Philip Rivers, Caleb Sturgis was wide right on his point-after attempt as the Chargers trail San Francisco 14-6 late in the first quarter.

That is the Chargers’ seventh missed PAT since the start of last season, which is the most in the NFL. They had only one in the first two seasons that extra points were moved back.

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4:50 p.m.

San Francisco wide receiver Dante Pettis is questionable to return after suffering a knee injury against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Pettis was carted off during the first quarter. The second-round pick has three receptions this season for 96 yards and a touchdown.

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4:40 p.m.

In its first game without Jimmy Garoppolo, the defense has provided San Francisco with an early lift.

On the third play against the Chargers, linebacker Antone Exum Jr. picked off a Philip Rivers pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown to give the Niners a 7-0 lead 57 seconds into the game at StubHub Center.

It is the first interception of Exum’s career and the second time in the past six games dating back to last season that the Niners have returned an interception for a touchdown.

It is the 23rd Pick Six of Rivers’ career, which is second among active quarterbacks. New Orleans’ Drew Brees has 27.

— Joe Reedy reporting from Carson, California.

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4:18 p.m.

The Josh Rosen era has begun in the desert.

The rookie quarterback started his first game for the Arizona Cardinals against the Seattle Seahawks. Rosen played 11 snaps in place of Sam Bradford last week against Chicago, throwing an interception in the 16-14 loss.

First-year coach Steve Wilks named Rosen the starter this week. The 10th overall pick of this year’s draft, Rosen misfired on his first two passes and was sacked on Arizona’s opening drive.

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3:30 p.m.

The Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers each have wide receivers being evaluated for head injuries.

Bills wideout Kelvin Benjamin left the game in the third quarter after absorbing a hard hit from Ha Ha Clinton-Dix that led to an interception for the Packers safety.

The Packers’ Geronimo Allison left later in the quarter after taking a hard hit from a Bills defensive back on an incompletion.

Green Bay has a 19-0 lead going into the fourth quarter.

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3:05 p.m.

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has headed to the locker room with an ankle injury.

Gronkowski left the Patriots matchup with the Dolphins in the third quarter and limped off the field favoring his right leg.

Just moments before the injury, Gronkowski hauled in his fourth catch of the day, the 491st of his career. It marked a franchise record for catches by a tight end, passing Ben Coates.

The Patriots lead the Dolphins 31-0.

— Kyle Hightower, reporting from Foxborough, Mass.

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3 p.m.

Jameis Winston has replaced Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback for Tampa Bay.

Winston entered the game to start the second half with the Buccaneers trailing the Bears 38-3 and promptly got intercepted by Danny Trevathan.

Khalil Mack appeared to tip the ball on a pass rush as he released the pass.

Winston rejoined the team following a three-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. His punishment stemmed from the league’s investigation of an accusation that the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner groped a female Uber driver during a ride in Arizona in March 2016.

Fitzpatrick was 9 of 18 for 126 yards and got sacked two times.

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2:57 p.m.

Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert was carted off the field after going down with a lower right leg injury early in the third quarter at Atlanta.

Eifert caught a 2-yard pass and was tackled by De’Vondre Campbell and was also hit by Jack Crawford as he crumpled to the turf.

Eifert, the Bengals’ third-leading receiver this season, immediately was on his back in pain. The medical staff stabilized his leg and lifted him onto the cart.

His teammates came over to offer encouragement, and Eifert appeared emotional as he left the field.

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2:46 p.m.

The Bears’ Khalil Mack had a strip-sack in the first half against Tampa Bay.

That made him the first player with a sack and forced fumble in four straight games since Robert Mathis in 2005.

A two-time All-Pro, Mack got traded to the Bears by Oakland on Sept. 1.

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2:45 p.m.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have ruled out two starters for the rest of the day against the New York Jets, including running back Leonard Fournette.

Fournette left the game with tightness in his right hamstring in the second quarter. He returned for a few plays, but was ruled out at halftime.

Fournette missed the previous two games with the same injury, making his setback concerning.

Center Brandon Linder also was ruled out at the break with a back injury.

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2:44 p.m.

The Buffalo Bills are having a miserable day at Lambeau Field.

Mason Crosby kicked a 52-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to give the Green Bay Packers a 16-0 lead.

The Bills look nothing like the team that beat the Vikings 27-6 on the road last week in Minnesota. Rookie quarterback Josh Allen is 5 of 19 for 58 yards and an interception late in the first half. He made an ill-timed pass under pressure outside the pocket that was picked off in the end zone by rookie cornerback Jaire Alexander.

The Packers’ defense has contained the mobile Allen, who made the highlight reel last week for hurdling over Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr on a first-down run.

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2:42 p.m.

Chicago’s Mitchell Trubisky threw for five touchdowns in the first half, helping the Bears build a 38-3 lead over Tampa Bay.

The only NFL player with more in a single half was Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers with six against Chicago in the first two quarters of a romp at Lambeau Field on Nov. 9, 2014.

Sid Luckman holds the Bears’ record for TD passes in a game with seven against the New York Giants in 1943.

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2:40 p.m.

Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri made a 42-yard field goal with 2 seconds left in the first half to break the NFL’s career record.

The 23-year veteran has 566 field goals — one more than Hall of Famer Morten Andersen. And he achieved the feat on his home turf, just a short drive from where Andersen played high school football.

After the kick, Vinatieri celebrated briefly with holder Rigoberto Sanchez, long snapper Luke Rhodes and the rest of the kicking unit. But that was the extent of the celebration for the 45-year-old Vinatieri, who is the league’s oldest active player.

He has moved within 31 points of breaking Andersen’s career scoring record of 2,544 points.

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2:30 p.m.

Chicago Bears defensive tackle Akiem Hicks has been ejected from the game against Tampa Bay for pushing an official.

Hicks was scuffling with a Buccaneers player when he shoved the official. The incident occurred on the other side of the field after Eddie Jackson intercepted a pass by Ryan Fitzpatrick late in the first half.

Also, Bears linebacker Sam Acho left the game with a pectoral injury. Acho was injured in the first half.

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2:05 p.m.

Aaron Rodgers has thrown his first interception of the year. It came on a pass over the middle that was deflected by linebacker Tremaine Edmunds that ended up being high and slightly behind tight end Jimmy Graham.

Rodgers is 7 of 11 for 98 yards with a score. Safety Jordan Poyer picked the ball out of the air for the interception. The Bills though were unable to take advantage on the rare turnover by Rodgers and were forced to punt. It was Buffalo’s fourth three-and-out in five drives. Green Bay leads 13-0 midway through the second quarter.

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2 p.m.

An unnamed stadium security guard was taken off the field on a stretcher late in the first quarter during the Texans-Colts game.

Team officials said he was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Colts spokesman Matt Conti said no other updates will be given because of privacy rules.

The security guard was injured when a player ran into him on a punt. It came just about the same time Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton received a rousing ovation after returning to the sideline with what the Colts described as a chest injury.

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1:45 p.m.

Green Bay Packers tight end Jimmy Graham has his first official Lambeau Leap.

Graham caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers with 5:15 left in the first quarter, though the Mason Crosby missed the extra point to keep the score at 6-0.

Graham had a touchdown catch wiped out a couple of weeks ago by a penalty. He joined the Packers in the offseason as a free agent.

Rodgers is moving a little better in his third game since injuring his left knee. He is 5 of 7 for 72 yards.

For the Bills, safety Micah Hyde is questionable to return with a groin injury. Hyde is returning to Lambeau Field for the first time since leaving the Packers as a free agent after the 2016 season.

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1:40 p.m.

Patriots’ Tom Brady has thrown his third interception of the season. This one was a deep, third down pass over the middle that was picked off by Dolphins cornerback Bobby McCain at the 1:36 mark of the first quarter.

Brady didn’t throw his third interception last season until Week 11 against Miami.

The Patriots lead 3-0 at the end of the first quarter.

— Kyle Hightower, reporting from Foxborough, Mass.

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1:30 p.m.

Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard has hurt a shoulder in the first quarter against Philadelphia and is questionable to return.

Woodyard is the Titans’ leading tackler this season. The 11-year veteran was hurt tackling Eagles tight end Zach Ertz at the end of a 17-yard reception on Philadelphia’s opening series of the game.

Woodyard walked to the sideline on his own and was evaluated inside the tent behind the bench.

Jayon Brown replaced Woodyard and pressured Carson Wentz into an incompletion on third down, forcing a punt.

— Teresa M. Walker reporting from Nashville, Tennessee

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1:15 p.m.

Indianapolis Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton walked straight to the locker room after landing hard on his shoulder following a 40-yard catch-and-run against Houston.

It was unclear what Hilton’s injury was and there was no immediate announcement.

The four-time Pro Bowler’s big play set up Indy’s first score, a 4-yard TD pass from Luck to Zach Pascal. Luck extended his streak of consecutive games with a TD pass to 27, tying Peyton Manning for the second-longest total in franchise history.

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1:05 p.m.

Dolphins running back Frank Gore has become the eighth running back in NFL history to appear in 200 NFL games.

Gore took the field in the first quarter of Miami’s matchup with the Patriots.

With 14,124 rushing yards, Gore entered the game ranked fourth on the NFL’s all-time rushing list behind only Emmitt Smith (18,335), Walter Payton (16,726) and Barry Sanders (15,269).

— Kyle Hightower, reporting from Foxborough, Mass.

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1 p.m.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are sticking with Ryan Fitzpatrick as their starting quarterback over Jameis Winston.

Fitzpatrick started against the Chicago Bears on Sunday after Winston rejoined the team following a three-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.

Fitzpatrick has thrown for a league-leading 1,230 yards and 11 TDs. He is the first player in NFL history to top 400 yards passing in three consecutive games.

The discipline against Winston stemmed from the league’s investigation of an accusation that the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner groped a female Uber driver during a ride in Arizona in March 2016.

Defensive tackle Vita Vea, the No. 12 overall draft pick this year, is active for the first time after being sidelined by a calf injury.

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1 p.m.

Dolphins receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson both kneeled during the national anthem before their team’s game against the Patriots and defensive end Robert Quinn raised his right fist.

All three have staged similar demonstrations during the anthem before their team’s other games this season.

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Thomas breaks leg, sends angry parting message to Seahawks

Even as he rode on the cart with a broken left leg, Earl Thomas couldn’t put aside his frustration with the Seattle Seahawks.

Angry over his contract situation, Thomas had already said he would skip some practices.

Unfortunately for the Seahawks, now he won’t be in the games, either.

The safety was injured in the fourth quarter while defending Arizona’s Chad Williams, who caught a tying touchdown pass. Thomas, who wanted contract security beyond this season or a trade, made an obscene gesture toward the Seattle side of the field as he was being carted off.

“Earl wanted an extension and at the end of the day he didn’t get that,” Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark said. “It sucks to see a guy who puts his heart into something, put his all into his team and he doesn’t get what he deserves.”

Thomas, a three-time All-Pro, held out at the start of training camp before returning a week before the season despite not being granted his extension. Teammates understood his insult after the injury.

“We play a very, very emotional game,” Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner said. “I think sometimes you have to allow people to have their emotions. I don’t think nothing of it. I think he has a long road ahead of him if it is the injury he is expecting.”

The Seahawks recovered to win 20-17, salvaging a victory from a game in which they also lost starting tight end Will Dissly. The rookie was carted to the locker room in the first quarter with a knee injury.

Cincinnati also lost its tight end, with Tyler Eifert suffering a gruesome lower right leg injury early in the third quarter of the Bengals’ 37-36 victory over Atlanta.

Eifert had four catches for 38 yards, including a 15-yard scoring catch in the first quarter. He caught a 2-yard pass in the third and was tackled by De’Vondre Campbell and Jack Crawford. Eifert brought his hands up to his helmet as he was on his back in obvious pain. His leg stabilized by the medical staff, Eifert received encouragement from teammates before he was carted off the field with his leg in an air cast.

Bengals halfback Mark Walton did not return and was being treated for a possible concussion after a helmet-to-helmet penalty hit by Brian Poole near the end of the third. Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett had an ankle injury late in the fourth and did not return.

Another tight end, one the NFL’s best, also left with an injury. Rob Gronkowski departed New England’s 38-7 victory over Miami in the third quarter with a right ankle problem and did not return. The Dolphins, who had been undefeated, lost center Daniel Kilgore in the first half with an arm injury and safety Bobby McCain to a knee injury.

In other games:

— Bills receiver Kelvin Benjamin left in the third quarter to be evaluated for a head injury after absorbing a hard hit from Ha Ha Clinton-Dix on a play that also led to the safety’s interception at Lambeau Field, where safety Micah Hyde had a disappointing return after leaving in the first quarter with a groin injury. Hyde left the Packers as a free agent after the 2016 season.

— T.Y. Hilton left the Colts’ loss to Houston with a chest injury, returned, and then left again with a hamstring injury. Cornerback Kenny Moore III departed with a concussion in the first half, while Houston’s Will Fuller V caught a TD pass but left with a hamstring injury late in the first half, and linebacker Brian Peters did not return after injuring his ankle.

— Linebacker Wesley Woodyard, Tennessee’s leading tackler, hurt his shoulder in the first quarter against Philadelphia and did not return. Safety Kenny Vaccaro went to the locker room with trainers late in the first half with an injured right elbow and watched the second half with his arm in a sling on the sideline.

— Tampa Bay’s O.J. Howard left in the first half because of a knee injury and cornerback Carlton Davis III aggravated a groin injury, while Bears linebacker Sam Acho left in the first half with a pectoral injury.

— Cleveland safety Terrance Mitchell broke his arm in the first half against Oakland, while Raiders right tackle Donald Penn left in the second half with a leg injury.

— Cowboys defensive tackle Antwaun Woods left a victory over Detroit in the first half with a calf injury, while Lions right guard T.J. Lang didn’t return after sustaining a concussion in the first quarter.

— Jaguars center Brandon Linder was ruled out at halftime with a back injury, while Jets cornerback Morris Claiborne left with a stomach illness and linebacker Josh Martin was ruled out with concussion-like symptoms.

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QB Beathard shows grit during Niners' narrow loss to Bolts

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Although C.J. Beathard knew he should slide, the San Francisco 49ers desperately needed a first down in the fourth quarter of a two-point game.

So Beathard kept running toward Casey Hayward, and the Los Angeles Chargers’ Pro Bowl cornerback knocked the wind clean out of the quarterback with a devastating shoulder hit.

“Especially in a situation like that, on third down when you’re inches away from converting, it could change the game if we get that first,” Beathard said. “If I could do it again, I’d do the same thing.”

Beathard didn’t get that first down. After he caught his breath, the Niners still dropped to 1-3 with a 29-27 loss Sunday.

But after the first game of Beathard’s second stint as San Francisco’s accidental starting quarterback, his teammates and coaches were enthusiastically confident in his ability to fill in splendidly for Jimmy Garoppolo this season.

“He gave us a chance to win today,” Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said. “He played very tough and made some big plays, especially in situations with guys going in and out. He handled adversity well, and a little chaos with some of the injuries.”

Beathard went 23 of 37 for 298 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions against the Chargers, capably connecting on a series of big throws — none bigger than an 82-yard touchdown pass to tight end George Kittle late in the third quarter.

He also showcased the resilience and toughness of a third-round draft pick trying to seize the chance he’s been given by Garoppolo’s season-ending knee injury .

“C.J. has got more grit than anybody that I know,” said Kittle, Beathard’s college teammate at Iowa. “He’s got a severe dad bod. He can run longer than anybody I’ve ever known, which is kind of crazy, and he can take any hit. So it’s pretty cool. Don’t know how he does it.”

The 49ers lost both of Beathard’s starting offensive tackles to injuries at StubHub Center. Joe Staley didn’t return, while Mike McGlinchey came back in less-than-ideal shape. The Chargers were credited with eight quarterback hits and one sack of Beathard, along with plenty of regular pressure, particularly in the second half.

Beathard took it all and came back for more.

“Ain’t no room for being sweet, (and) there ain’t nothing sweet about C.J.,” 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster said. “So that’s why we have faith and we believe in C.J. It was really not surprising, but it was surprising because I could see it in his eyes every time he came on the sideline, like, ‘Defense, let’s go. We’ve got your back. We ride with y’all.’ Just him saying that means a lot to me and the defense, because you know where his head is at.”

Beathard dropped to 1-5 as an NFL starter with this loss, but his teammates loved his moxie. Hayward’s big hit sent Beathard to the sideline — once he could stand up again — but he returned for the 49ers’ final two offensive series.

“I knew I was OK,” Beathard said dismissively. “I just couldn’t breathe. I got my air knocked out pretty bad, and I was able to come back eventually. I felt fine.”

If Beathard had actually got that first down, the 49ers would have had to give the next snap to Nick Mullens, who was promoted last week from the practice squad. Shanahan said the Niners will look at signing another backup quarterback this week.

Los Angeles essentially ended the game by forcing Beathard’s second interception with 2:31 to play.

Derwin James’ blitz sent the ball out of Beathard’s hands, and it hit center Weston Richburg before the Bolts’ Isaac Rochell grabbed it for an interception.

Shanahan said he wished Beathard “would have saw that and got rid of it,” but Beathard said he was trying to get the ball away before the Chargers’ disruptive rookie safety got to him. It was another failed gamble, but the 49ers will accept it if Beathard continues to grow from these painful experiences.

“He is going to be a great quarterback in this league,” Niners running back Matt Breida said. “He is a tough competitor, as you can see. He’ll take the ball and run with it, take big hits, and get up and get back in the game. It’s going to be hard to get C.J. out of the game.”

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Thomas gestures toward Seattle sideline after broken leg

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Seattle safety Earl Thomas gave a parting finger to the Seahawks side of the field while being carted off with broken left leg against the Arizona Cardinals.

Thomas has been engaged in a back-and-forth with the Seahawks over a long-term commitment, missing multiple practices this season to prevent putting his future at risk.

He broke his leg defending a pass against the Cardinals in the fourth quarter and raised up his middle finger toward Seattle’s side of the field just before the cart pulled into the tunnel.

“That is why you ask for certain things,” Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark said. “Earl wanted an extension and at the end of the day he didn’t get that. It sucks. It sucks to see a guy who puts his heart into something, put his all into his team and he doesn’t get what he deserves.”

Thomas has played eight seasons since Seattle selected him out of Texas with the 14th overall pick of the 2010 NFL draft.

The six-time Pro Bowler held out of training camp while seeking a contract extension and joined the Seahawks a week before the season despite having a contract that expires at the end of this season.

“We play a very, very emotional game,” Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner said. “I think sometimes you have to allow people to have their emotions. I don’t think nothing of it. I think he has a long road ahead of him if it is the injury he is expecting.”

Thomas was injured while covering Chad Williams, who caught a 22-yard touchdown pass from Josh Rosen to tie the game at 17-all. Thomas’ lower left leg seemed to buckle as he dove on top of Williams in the end zone.

Players from both teams gathered around as the trainers worked on Thomas and his leg was put in an air cast before he was driven off.